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St Edmundsbury road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1986, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (365), and casualties rose from 497.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,604 collisions in St Edmundsbury.

District council until April 2019, now part of West Suffolk. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1986
375
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
518
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
33% of collisions

Crash severity in St Edmundsbury in 1986

2.4% of collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.3% and 22% in St Edmundsbury from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious12433%
  • Slight24265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious16832%
  • Slight33865%

St Edmundsbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in St Edmundsbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 479 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 375, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025168204
2024159208
2023119158
2022131187
2021148196
2020130167
2019168248
2018213293
2017191263
2016223284
2015196254
2014233304
2013210290
2012273377
2011269358
2010300400
2009269369
2008316439
2007368521
2006335467
2005345479
2004321434
2003373502
2002378539
2001380561
2000378535
1999342492
1998349471
1997381528
1996349530
1995302411
1994316428
1993347509
1992374520
1991390546
1990440653
1989446603
1988479649
1987407565
1986375518
1985365497
1984408558
1983357491
1982399551
1981413563
1980381517
1979390542

When and where crashes happen in St Edmundsbury in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.7%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April30 (8%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July36 (9.6%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September22 (5.9%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other81 (22%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (61%)
  • Wet or damp119 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (46%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph151 (40%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (21%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20163 (31%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (15%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (65%)
  • Passenger132 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (64%)
  • Motorcycle109 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for St Edmundsbury in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in St Edmundsbury

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Roads in St Edmundsbury with the most crashes in 1986

The A143 had the most collisions in St Edmundsbury in 1986: 56, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in St Edmundsbury, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1435696319
2ndA1344774116
3rdA1302253102
4thA45223838
5thA604162105
6thA10928910
7thA110181304
8thB10637803
9thB110671404
10thB106161101
11thA10883302
12thB10573601
13thB10663501
14thB11113302

Towns in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1986

Bury St Edmunds had the most collisions of any town in St Edmundsbury in 1986: 109.

Postcode districts in St Edmundsbury: crashes in 1986

IP33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in St Edmundsbury in 1986: 91.

West Suffolk and its former districts in 1986

West Suffolk recorded 681 collisions in 1986, and 55% of them were in the old St Edmundsbury district.

Other former districts in West Suffolk

Latest crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in St Edmundsbury in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1986.

Severity

St Edmundsbury road accidents in other years